S. 2325 117th Congress Senate

MASS Act

Official title: A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2021 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Jul 13, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 13, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021 or the MASS Act

This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements.

A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:

an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and
an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license.

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